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Coast to Coast Books

Rosika | Kristen

Bookending the nation with our love, and our love of books! Best friends Kristen and Rosika talk about the books they are reading, chat about all things bookish, and recommend books to you!

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01:13:48

#41 - Books of our Youth: Kelly Enters the Chat!

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2025/11/03

Kelly crosses through the fourth wall and enters the pod! Join us this week as we reach back through time to find the books that explain our current bookish selves and maybe Kelly’s obsession with North Korea? Also featuring debates over the finer points of personal 5 star scales, strikes in healthcare, and mediocre murder mysteries.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksKelly's

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01:01:37

#40 - Books That Made Us HUNGRY!!!

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2025/10/20

Join us this week as two very pregnant readers (for once not nauseous) Kristen and Rosika wax poetical on food related reads! Also featuring tomato-geddon, maternity leave gift giving, and questionable audiobook accent work!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comBooks MentionedHeartstopper Vol 2 by Alice OsemanMaame by Jessica GeorgeBorn A Crime by Trevor NoahThe Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi KashiwaiShin'ya Shokudō (aka Midnight Diner) by Yarō AbeThe

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00:56:20

#39 - BOOK FIGHT!!!

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2025/10/13

The episode that goes completely off the rails: featuring gastrointestinal distress, missing wheel related head injuries, hostile gummy bear negotiations, and a book argument between two people who definitely still love each other…?! Join us this week as Rosika & Kristen lose all control over the plot of the show!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksBooks MentionedRental House by

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01:02:02

#38 - Spooky Fall Reads 👻🍂🍁

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2025/10/06

Join Rosika and Kristen this week as they dig into their favorite autumnal books! Also featuring being haunted by our acid reflux, the rock bands of our emo youths, and the never ending TBR! Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comBonus Points // if you have a Victober reading recommendation for Rosika this week! Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksBooks MentionedBeach Read by Emily HenryFunny Story by Emily HenryMaine

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01:00:55

#37 - 3/4 DONE! Yearly Book Goals Update!

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2025/09/29

Join us for this weeks episode as we kiss 2025 75% goodbye! We check in on all the book goals Kristen and Rosika’s past selves made in their optimistic New Year’s enthusiasm! Also featuring off topic highlights of optical illusion clothing and the seafood spread at Chinese weddings!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life

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01:05:11

#36 - DNFs, Five Star Reads, & Corn Smut?

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2025/09/22

Hop in for this week’s episode as Rosika and Kristen catch up after 2 weeks off the show. We cover everything from recent reads to butt whistles & leeches! Bonus plot twist at the end of the episode! P.s. Kelly and Marcella: Rosika wants you to know she still hasn’t managed to send either of your mail packages and feels great shame reverberating to her ancestors.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the

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00:41:34

#35 - Our Platonic Love Story + Kidnapping

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2025/09/15

Ever wanted to hear the story of how Kristen and Rosika met and became friends? It involves binder envy, the plague years, and cardio friendly van kidnapping. Also featuring happily diving deep into our fan mail bag and come up holding mad cow and the unforeseen downsides of spicy leaves?Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life

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00:47:04

#34 - West Coast Best Coast Book Haul!

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2025/09/08

Coming at you live from our beach house coffee table! Rosika and Kristen combine toddler wrangling skills and manage to record an episode on our in-person bookish adventures! Tune in this episode to hear all about our escapades through west coast independent bookstores!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks

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00:53:00

#33 - Betrayal! Shame Upon Thy Shelf!

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2025/08/22

In this episode Kristen accidentally does Rosika AND the pod dirty! Featuring: unusual amounts if peppy chattiness, beach book hauls, tomato overload, meat of the pot and true love is chili crisp? Show will be on hiatus the next two weeks as Rosika & Kristen get to hang out in real life!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life

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00:54:12

#32 - Women in Translation & Book Floods?

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2025/08/11

Join Kristen and Rosika for this weeks episode as they discuss recommendations and TBRs for Women in Translation Month! Also featuring questionable wardrobe choices, accidentally settling someone else’s marriage argument about missing jewelry, a desired Christmas book flood and Nutella?Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life

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00:51:28

#31 - Five Star Madness & Little Libraries

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2025/08/04

Birthdays, book fails, and unsolicited compliments abound on this weeks episode! Rosika finds her favorite book of the year and Kristen raves about two new reads!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedFinlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle CosimanoA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu

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01:02:31

#30 - Self Help & Medieval Corsetry?

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2025/07/28

Join us this week as Rosika & Kristen deep dive into the much maligned genre of Self Help books! Also featuring the itching plague of the week and medieval wench wear? Not to be missed!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks MentionedAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenMonk and Robot Series by

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00:54:24

#29 - Beach Reads & Garden Talk

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2025/07/20

This week on our gardening, I MEAN books podcast… Rosika and Kristen talk about what makes the perfect beach & vacation read. Also featuring aggressively pollinating your vegetables, pyrotechnics of all varieties, crying in mattress stores, DNFs, and oh yeah GARDENING STUFF!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksJay at my0.25life

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00:56:01

#28 - Thrillers & Summer Stabbies!

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2025/07/14

Join Kristen and Rosika for this weeks stabby episode on one of our favorite genres: Thrillers! Side quests include Rosika becoming a tea monk, being tortured by Billy Joel, fun facts about a maybe mythological creature, and our questionable teenage obsessions with Russell Crowe & Gerard Butler.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comBooks MentionedThe Black Tides of Heaven by Neon YangIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoHeart Berries by Terese Marie MailhotBraiding

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00:58:03

#27 - Gay is the Way!

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2025/07/09

In this week's episode Kristen and Rosika wave the rainbow flag on the pod and recommend some great queer stories! Also celebrating are many many toddler parenting fails!Apologies from Rosika for the mic quality on her mic. She might have forgot to click the save button on her recording and was forced to use the backup audio. Bonus hot mic moment of her realization of this at the end of the episode.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedKelly

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00:45:54

#26 -Rebellious Reads

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2025/06/30

In this episode Rosika & Kristen explore stories of rebellion, subversion, and dissent. Also featuring: an epically bad reading week, top tips for competitive eating at Brazilian steakhouses, and tales from severely under-cooking an underbaked half marathon!Creators Mentionedkelly @kellyseeksbookshttps://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooksBooks MentionedLord of Chaos by Robert JordanThe Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily

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00:55:54

#25 - Classic Books & Snobbery

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2025/06/23

In which the ladies discuss reading classics while Kristen goes full coastal elite and Rosika embraces dirty granola living. Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comBooks MentionedLord of Chaos by Robert JordanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersVera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. SutantoTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersProblematic Summer Romance

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00:52:42

#24 - Half-Year Book Goals Check In!

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2025/06/17

In which Kristen and Rosika grapple with the New Year’s book goals they made six months ago and are maybe a tiny bit succeeding? Featuring digging a hole, slogging through a mountain of mulch, and hilarious comments from our lovely listeners.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks MentionedLord of Chaos

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00:56:17

#23 - Books with a Strong Cultural Element

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2025/06/09

Join us this week as Kristen and Rosika dive into books which are historically underrepresented by the publishing industry and mainstream culture. Featuring near death experiences, climbing mulch mountain, and overthinking it. Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comBooks MentionedThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererMe Before You by Jojo MoyesLord of Chaos by Robert JordanCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerPachinko by Min

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00:53:20

#22 - Manga, Anime, & Generational Trauma?

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2025/06/02

Join us this episode as we revisit the manga of Rosika’s youth and the anime of Kristen’s past! Also featuring: stealing garden supplies from daycare, the Florida weave, and Rosika’s intense confidence in all situations.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlLord of Chaos by Robert JordanMushishi by Yuki UrushibaraRanma ½ by Rumiko

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